In his plea filed through NGO Social Jurist, Hanuman said he is married and has two young children. Due to the severe illness, the petitioner said he was forced to stop working and depends on others for sustenance of his family.

In his plea filed through advocate Ashok Aggarwal, the petitioner said following a test at a lab he was diagnosed to be suffering from the severe strain of hepatitis. When his condition worsened, he approached Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RMLH) for treatment which in turn referred him to Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), Vasant Kunj for further treatment and also recommended the check up of his entire family members.

The petition complains that to his utter shock, when Hanuman's family approached ILBS for treatment last month, the Institute refused to provide free treatment to him and asked him to foot the bill for treatment. He claimed that despite producing a copy of his father's BPL card and several requests to provide free treatment the hospital remained unmoved and declined to provide him free medical aid. Arguing that he has already applied for Aadhaar card and possesses a voter ID, the petitioner has claimed he is entitled to free treatment despite not having a BPL card.